Hello again, everyone! The Church News has reported three new developments recently. President Nelson spent his time in British Columbia sharing advice with parents as they continue to raise their children in an ever-changing world. Following the devotional held in Washington, 31 twitter posts highlighted the hashtag "followtheprophet". And 11 female Church members have been called to serve on the Primary and Young Women General Boards.
But perhaps the most significant Church-related development was one reported earlier today by the Church News. Church leaders (the First Presidency in particular) are recommending a special session should be held for the Utah State Legislature before the end of this year to regulate the legalization of medical marijuana in Utah.
As I previously noted, the Church is not opposed to the use of medical marijuana, and recognizes the benefits that many would get from having it available. The problem is and always has been the wording of the current initiative going on the ballot for Utahns this November, as there are too many loopholes that would not regulate it sufficiently and would open the possibility that it could be used recreationally by some people, with no penalties in place if that were to happen.
But the Church all along has said that many people would benefit from legal marijuana use, and that if an appropriate measure could be approved, the Church would get behind it. Although the Church remains politically neutral in relation to candidates, they have called on governments at various times to act on various issues. So the suggestion for a special session of the Utah legislature is in line with the Church's tradition of seeing a need and suggesting the most appropriate way to approach the issue. You can read more about that here.
I continue to monitor any and all Church news and temple developments and will do my level best to pass those along to you all as I receive word of them. That does it for this post. Any and all comments are, as always, welcome and appreciated. Thank you for the privilege of your time. If you enjoyed what you read here and would like to stay informed of newly-added content, please feel free to subscribe. Until my next post, I wish each one of you all the best and pray that the Lord will bless you all in everything you do.
Monday, September 17, 2018
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I have had a lifelong love for Church history, which has extended to ongoing reports of the ministry of our apostles and prophets, General Conference, and all temple developments. This blog enables me to share that love with all who read my thoughts on these developments, which are sometimes reported multiple times per day as needed.
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